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paralysant

/ˈpæɹəlaɪzənt/

paralysant adjective: causing paralysis.

Adjective

paralysant (comparative more paralysant, superlative most paralysant)

  1. Causing paralysis.

Noun

paralysant (plural paralysants)

  1. Any substance that induces paralysis.
    • Other mythographers say that […] where the saliva of Cerberus fell on the ground, up sprang the witch-flower aconite – which is a poison, a paralysant and a febrifuge1948 (revised 1952), Robert Graves, The White Goddess, Faber & Faber 1999, p. 48

paralysant meaning in Tamil

paralysant in Tamil

பக்கவலிப்புக்குக் காரணமாகின்ற, பக்கவலிப்பூக்கி

Forms of paralysant

Adjective
comparativemore paralysant
superlativemost paralysant
Noun
pluralparalysants

Origin of paralysant

From French paralysant, from paralyser (“to paralyse”).

Questions about paralysant

What does paralysant mean?
Paralysant means causing paralysis.
What is paralysant in Tamil?
Paralysant in Tamil is பக்கவலிப்புக்குக் காரணமாகின்ற, பக்கவலிப்பூக்கி. See Paralysant meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is paralysant?
Paralysant can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce paralysant?
Paralysant is pronounced /ˈpæɹəlaɪzənt/.

Words near paralysant in the dictionary

  1. paralympic
  2. Paralympic Agitos
  3. Paralympic Games
  4. Paralympics
  5. paralysable
  6. paralysant
  7. paralysants
  8. paralysation
  9. paralysations
  10. paralyse
  11. paralysed

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Adapted from Wiktionary: paralysant (page history and authors); paralysant (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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